Frederick Airport Report Hears City Advised
Mayor Hugh V. Gittinger said the Frederick Airport Advisory Committee will submit its formal report next Wednesday at 11 am. The committee chaired by Joseph Himes is expected to recommend a specific site for a new city airport and plans to copy the report for press release after presentation. The city awaits the board meeting to review the findings.
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Hugh V. Gittinger
Frederick
Joseph H. Himes
Detrick Field
Gittinger
Board of Aldermen
Japs Hold Fast To Trail Positions
New Delhi reports small Japanese groups gripping the Bishenpur Silchar trail southwest of Imphal with heavy casualties in hill actions north and northeast of Manipur capital. No change at Kohima or activity south and east of Imphal plain. dispatches say Japanese reached the Bishenpur Silchar route into Bengal.
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New Delhi
Bishenpur~ Silchar
Imphal
Manipur
Southeast Asia Command
Kohima
Bishenpur-Silchar
Bengal Flatlands
Widow Seeks Statutory Share in Offutt Estate
In Oakland Maryland on April 15 a suit filed in Garrett County Circuit Court seeks to annul a 1919 prenuptial agreement and grant the widow one third of an estate estimated at 509000. The agreement set annual 5000 payments or a 10000 lump sum on remarriage in lieu of a widow’s dower or statutory share. Deeds filed record property sales to James and Saville families for about 3600. The Comptroller of the Currency issued a call for bank statements of all national banks as of April 13.
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Oakland
D. Edward Offutt
Garrett County
Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Axis Parley in Tokyo On Eve of Invasion
London reports a three power parley in Tokyo on the eve of the Allied invasion of western Europe. A Berlin radio broadcast says Germany Japan and the Italian puppet regime reached complete agreement on war plans and quotes Hideki Tojo promising to smash any invasion attempt.
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London
Tokyo
Europe
Berlin
Germany
Japan
Hideki Tojo
Allies Bear Down To Back Hull Policy
Allied diplomats push Secretary Hulls no compromise policy against Germany. Efforts target Turkey Sweden Ireland Spain Portugal and Ireland break with the Axis. Aim to curb neutral trade with Germany and halt Swedish ball bearings machinery tools and Turkish chrome. Turkey trade break possibilities loom as Britain and the United States tighten allied measures.
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Washington
Hull
Hitler
Germany
Turkey
Ireland
Spain
Portugal
Sweden
Hulli
Baltimore union forms Maryland Federation of Independent Tailors
Representatives of 14 independent workers met to organize a Maryland Federation of Independent Tailors. They plan the next meeting for May 12 to formalize membership and union activities.
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UNION
Baltimore
Maryland Federation of Tiependent
U Te
Dt Nek
King says Japan cannot recover fleet losses soon
Admiral Ernest J. King asserts Japan’s war and merchant fleets are damaged beyond rapid recovery and that heavy new blows are expected in the coming months. He cites Pacific strikes on Palau Yap and Woleai and emphasizes destroying Japan’s empire as essential to victory.
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Washington
Japan
Ernest J. King
Navy
Palau
Yap
Woleai Islands
South Pacific
Caroline Islands
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Police Academy
Pacific
Garigliano Sector Activity Intensified In Italian Front
Allied reports say German forces shelled a zone in the upper Garigliano sector for more than two hours and attempted infiltrations but were repulsed. A two hour barrage hit south of Sant Andrea near Cassino while infiltrations near Sant Ambrogio were blocked. Allied patrols inflicted casualties as allied bombers struck, with German sorties targeting Piombino and Santo Stefano on the coast.
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Allid
Naples
Garigliano
Italiar
Sant Andrea
Cassino
Sant’ Ambrogio
Piombino
Santo Stefano
Three More States May Support Dewey
The Associated Press reports further GOP backing for Gov. Thomas E. Dewey includes Arianna Idaho and Virginia delegates to the national convention. Iowa Democrats plan to choose a delegation of 20 Roosevelt votes, while Minnesota will select a 24 vote fusion slate in a Democratic Farmer Labor move.
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Associated Press
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Arianna
Idaho
Virginia
Iowa
Roosevelt
Minnesota
Comiended Countians Courage in Bougainville Fire Fight
Frederick county soldiers Pfc Charles R Keeney Pfc Charles R Norris and Sgt Wendell M Stewart received commendations for voluntary fire fighting at a fuel dump on Bougainville and for outstanding performance with their task force in the Bougainville campaign. Admiral Halsey praised the execution as expert and aggressive.
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Bougainville
Frederick County
Charles R. Keeney
C. E. Keeney
Frederick
Charles R. Norris
John Norris
Knoxville
Wendell M. Stewart
LeRoy H. Stewart
East B Street
Brunswick
W. F. Halsey
Camp Schley Inn Sold to Washington Couple
Miss Clara Coblentz has sold Camp Schley Inn on Braddock Heights to Mr. and Mrs. Hermann Fischer of Washington D C. They take possession May 1 and plan renovations to reopen about May 30. Built in 1903 the inn has 19 rooms a large dining room and two cottages on three acres. Purchase price rumored near 11000.
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Camp Schley Inn
Braddock Heights
Clara Coblentz
Hermann Fischer
Washington, D. C
the Heights
Frederick
Fischer
The
Astor
New York
Statler
Market Dips Show Leaders Struggling Despite Gains
In New York on April 15 buyers picked up scattered steels motors and specialties in a brief session but many leading stocks still posted weaker ground amid a thin trading day.
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New York
One Man Army Sgt Charles F Kelly to Receive Medal
Pittsburgh native Tech Sergeant Charles F Kelly known as America s one man army of the 36th Texas Division will be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for acts in Italy. He killed 40 Germans, silenced machine guns, gathered intelligence under heavy fire, and held a house alone during a fierce attack while covering withdrawal of U S troops. He is 23 and survived by two brothers in the service.
Local Man Given 10 Years for Mutiny Charge
Robert E. Rice, 24, formerly of the city, was sentenced to ten years on a mutiny charge. The case, disposed of at Camp Bowie Texas, was issued from Fort Leavenworth Kansas and Rice began serving January 6. He is eligible for release November 5, 1950, under conditions. Police found no city records for him and sought civilian history. Officers noted other Fredericktonians in military prisons.
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Robert E. Rice
United States Disciplinary
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Rice
Camp Bowie
Texas
FFA Speaking Contest Honors Keller as County Winner
Harold Keller of Middletown won the county wide FFA public speaking contest held Friday at Frederick High School. David Stoner and Austin Bohn of Libertytown finished as runner up and third. Keller will represent the county at the state contest in College Park on April 29 with Stoner as alternate. The state winner advances to a regional and national competition.
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Harold Keller
Middletown
Future Farmers of America
Frederick High School
David Stoner
Libertytown
Austin Bohn
Thurmont
Frederick
Emmitsburg
Walkersville
Keller
College Park
Stoner
Bohn
Henry R. Shoemaker
Charles B. Remshberg
Farmers’ Cooperative
Walter D. Bromley
J Hamer Remsberg
Robert K. Remsberg
Edward F. Holter
Doctor McIntyre Treated After Spliff Factory Incident
Dr. O. R. McIntyre of this city was admitted to Frederick City Hospital Friday night for treatment after a spliff factory incident, with his condition reported as improved this afternoon.
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O. R. McIntyre
Frederick City Hospital
Bombing of Bucharest and Ploesti Oil Fields by Allied Air Forces
Allied air power struck Bucharest and Ploesti in Romania amid a fourteenth war era raid. Liberators and Flying Fortresses led the assault, meeting enemy fighters and shooting down several. Fighters from the allied force provided aerial cover while returning to base, with additional assaults on German air movements over northwest and central Germany.
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Naples
P—-Liberators
Fifteenth Air Force
Bucharest
Ploesti
Romania
Black Sea
Thunderbolt
Physical Fitness Certificates Mailed
Draft boards mail certificates of physical fitness to 2-A and 2-B registrants ages 18 to 26 who passed pre induction exams in Baltimore last week. Reports show next step is reclassification to 1-A and notices to report for induction unless deferments are approved by the State director. Many younger registrants may face induction calls next month as deferments expire.
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Baltimore
Draft-Deferred Men At Fairchild Rebuked
General over R S Boutelle of the Fairchild aircraft division rebuked today in a public statement. He said some young draft-deferred employees boasted their deferments were due to personal connections in the company. Boutelle stated deferment requests were handled strictly according to the dictates of the war production effort.
Coal Price Board Faces House Committee Criticism
The National Bituminous Coal Commission proposed to fix coal prices and supervise the industry, drawing endorsement from miners and operators. Some House Ways and Means members attacked the plan as a potential federal restriction on free enterprise. The piece also notes the broad distribution of toads and their role as farmers' friends by eating pests.
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Washington
Ai Bril
Natonal Bituminous Coal Commission
House
Fuel Use Bans Extend to Theaters Shops and Offices
The Ministry of Fuel forbids heating with any fuel in shops offices and entertainment venues for up to six months due to depleted coal supplies. Electricity for heating may be used where available. The ban takes effect from April 17.
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London
Ministry of Fuel
Ridgeville Barn Burns in Early Evening Fire
A barn on Ridgeville was destroyed by a blaze reportedly starting from a brush fire near a highway east of Ridgeville. The structure housed feed coal and some machinery. no livestock were lost. Fire crews used booster streams and estimated the loss in the thousands, with insurance status unclear. Officer Charles Bell accompanied Mt Airy firemen to the scene.
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Ridgeville
Mt Ady Voltunter
Bure Company
Mail Beth
Nelson
Brdge
Hidgeville
Mt. Airy
Charles Bell
Mt Airy
Clifton
Frederick
Victorious Corps Drill at Frederick High School
A competitive drill among Victory Corps divisions at Frederick High School ended with the best overall unit, the Division composed of brand girls captained by Frank Main, while the Freshman and Sophomore groups were led by named captains. The event was reviewed by Principal Charles W. Willis and others before a softball tournament begins the next four weeks.
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Victory Corps
Frederick High School
Brand
Frank Main
Charles W. Willis
James P. Zimmerman
Edward F. Holter
Margaret Besant
Jack Linton
John Shaw
Adan Heller
Andes
Caplas
Cn. E. Charles Blumenauey
Cy D. William Truitt
Donald Wagner
The
Fist
Thomas B Nett
S Vond
Kenneth May
Ganters
Cameron Divisias
Madeline Sierteconed
Crisata Cuys Adam Hel Ter Inain Thad
Schow’ Ite
Fall Of Great Crimean Port Near Sevastopol Falls To Soviets
Stalin announced the Red Army captured Lenden Apr 15 after a siege around Sevastopol. Soviet planes and Black Sea fleet units pummeled the docks as torpedo boats sank ships and German and Romanian corpses littered a Crimean port turned into an exploding ammunition dump.
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Lenden
P—Faernepel
Poland
Red Arms
Stalin
If Wa
Mosemy
Red Army
Hag Pin
Sevastopol
Crimean
Black Sea
Pravda
Regional OLFWA reorganizes Washington area status
The Federal Works Agency announces a reorganization placing Washington metro as its own region eight. Henry J Sullivan becomes regional director for the Washington area, previously an assistant regional director for the sub region under Region 2. C L Vickers is named regional director for Region Two, replacing Kenneth Markwell as reclamation assistant commissioner. Region Two covers Maryland Virginia Delaware North Carolina and eastern Virginia. The new Washington region includes D C Arlington County Virginia and parts of Prince Georges and Montgomery counties Maryland and Fairfax County Virginia.
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Washington
Federal Works Agency
Washington, D. C
Henry J Sullivan
Washington Metropolitan
Sullivan
C L Vickers
Enal
Headquart Richmond
Suchedang
Three Hour Invasion Alert Reported Along Brittany Coast
London dispatch from The Daily Mail says a three hour invasion alert sounded Wednesday night along the Brittany coast of France. Coastal batteries fired for miles as armored units moved from their encampments.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Madrid
Brittany
France
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